Re: [PATCH resend] perl/Makefile.PL: teach makefiles about possible old Error.pm files
From: Sverre Rabbelier <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:44:38
Possibly related (same subject, not in this thread)
- 2016-06-15 · [PATCH resend] perl/Makefile.PL: teach makefiles about possible old Error.pm files · Chris Frey <hidden>
- 2016-06-15 · Re: [PATCH resend] perl/Makefile.PL: teach makefiles about possible old Error.pm files · Junio C Hamano <hidden>
- 2016-06-15 · Re: [PATCH resend] perl/Makefile.PL: teach makefiles about possible old Error.pm files · Chris Frey <hidden>
- 2016-06-15 · Re: [PATCH resend] perl/Makefile.PL: teach makefiles about possible old Error.pm files · Johannes Schindelin <hidden>
- 2016-06-15 · Re: [PATCH resend] perl/Makefile.PL: teach makefiles about possible old Error.pm files · Chris Frey <hidden>
On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 7:26 PM, Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] wrote:
True, as we do not give "uninstall" target. That's what distros are for.
Why is this though? I think there are a few distro's out there (call them the hardcore/diehard ones) that don't use packages, instead they rely on keeping the install dir around so that you can 'make uninstall' later. -- Cheers, Sverre Rabbelier